Organization, Program Name, Budget

(TOTAL GTOPs Funding Award) 

Imagine Austin Priority

Top Tier Priority Program Area Served

Second Tier Priority Program Area Served

TOTAL Community Investmnet

(Matching + Grant Amounts Requested)

Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America

GTOPs Award 88% of Request: $22,000*

Creative Economy

Edu & Work

Edu & Work

 $420,480

GTOPs will support transportation, food and camp scholarships for low income and at-risk students to attend a new STEAM camp hosted by the Boy Scouts of America and developed in collaboration with the Girl Scouts of America and Austin ISD Anderson High School. 

Outcomes

● Combines Art and STEM to provide students with learning experience that engages both right and left brain activity and encourages creativity in technology and science

● Introduces students to state of the art techniques, products and programs in the Art and STEM or STEAM fields

● Increases interest in creative technology or STEAM in students both already somewhat familiar with the fields and those that have no understanding of possibilities in creative technology or STEAM